Former Jets coach Robert Saleh spent the second half of last season as a consultant focusing on the Packers’ offense.

A day after The Athletic reported that the San Francisco 49ers were about to stage a reunion with Robert Saleh, the club announced Friday that the former New York Jets head coach is returning to his old job as defensive coordinator.

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur, who brought Getsy aboard during the second half of the 2024 season as a defensive consultant, is re-hiring Getsy for a full-time role on the offensive side of the ball — although not for his previous job as quarterbacks coach.

Robert Saleh cannot personally create turnovers, rush the passer or stop the run. His return as the 49ers’ D-coordinator is no guarantee of success.

Robert Saleh’s encore as 49ers defensive coordinator took on more likelihood as the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Las Vegas Raiders hired others to fill their head coach vacancies.

The San Francisco 49ers defense will be led by a very familiar face in 2025.Robert Saleh, who led Kyle Shanahan's defense from 2017 to '20 before becoming head coach of the New York Jets, will return to the Bay Area in an effort to help the 49ers get back on track,

If Hafley departs Green Bay, Lombardi Ave’s Freddie Boston believes the Packers should quickly pivot to hiring former Jets head coach Robert Saleh. The coach could be an ideal fit since he ...

Perhaps it won’t matter but, after spending the final two-and-a-half months of the season with the Green Bay Packers serving as a consultant for his good friend Matt LaFleur, Robert Saleh has ...

He landed in Green Bay, where he joined LaFleur as a consultant. “We’ve been close for a really long time,” LaFleur said after Saleh was spotted on the practice field on Oct. 23. “Shoot ...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' rollercoaster with Liam Coen has rippled across the NFL, now hitting the Green Bay Packers. After being linked to the Jacksonville Jaguars head coach vacancy, Coen abruptly pulled out,

Robert Saleh is in line to be 49ers defensive coordinator, source says, unless he ends up with head-coaching position. If he is a defensive coordinator this season, it’ll be with the 49ers, he told the team.